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“Play it again, Sam.”
Casablanca (1942)
This is probably the most famous of all movie line misquotes. People use their best Humphrey Bogart impersonation to say “Play it again, Sam”… but Bogey NEVER said it!
What was actually said was…
“Play it, Sam. Play ‘As Time Goes By’.” Ingrid Bergman as “Ilsa Lund Laszlo”
“You played it for her, you can play it for me.” Humphrey Bogart as “Rick Blaine”
“If she can stand it, I can. Play it!” Humphrey Bogart as “Rick Blaine”
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“Frankly, Scarlett, I don’t give a damn.”
Gone With The Wind (1939)
What he actually said was…
“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” Clark Gable as “Rhett Butler” in Gone With The Wind
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“Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?”
The Graduate (1967)
What he actually said was…
“Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me. Aren’t you?” Dustin Hoffman as “Benjamin Braddock” in The Graduate
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“Well, here’s another fine mess you’ve gotten us into.”
Another Fine Mess (1930) and Sons Of The Desert (1933)
What he actually said was…
“Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into.” Oliver Hardy as “Oliver” in Another Fine Mess (1930) and Sons Of The Desert (1933)
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“Do you feel lucky, punk?”
Dirty Harry (1971)
What he actually said was…
“But bein’ this is the .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and will blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself a question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk?” Clint Eastwood as “Inspector ‘Dirty’ Harry Callahan” in Dirty Harry
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“Badges? We don’t need no stinkin’ badges!”
The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (1948)
What he actually said was…
“Badges? We ain’t got no badges. We don’t need no badges. I don’t have to show you any stinking badges!” Alfonso Bedoya as “Gold Hat” in The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre
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“We’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
Jaws (1975)
What he actually said was…
“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” Roy Scheider as “Police Chief Martin Brody” in Jaws
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“You talkin’ to me?”
Shane (1953)
What he actually said was…
“You speaking to me?” Alan Ladd as “Shane” in Shane
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“I’m ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille.”
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
What she actually said was…
“All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.” Gloria Swanson as “Norma Desmond” in Sunset Boulevard
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“Luke, I am your father.”
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
What he actually said was…
“No, I am your father.” James Earl Jones voicing “Darth Vader” in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
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“Me Tarzan, you Jane.”
Tarzan The Ape Man (1932)
What he actually said was…
“Jane. Tarzan. Jane. Tarzan.”Johnny Weissmuller as “Tarzan” in Tarzan The Ape Man
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“What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.”
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
What he actually said was…
“What we’ve got here is… failure to communicate.” Strother Martin as “Captain” in Cool Hand Luke
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“Get your paws off me, you damn dirty ape!”
Planet of the Apes (1968)
What he actually said was…
“Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!” Charlton Heston as “George Taylor” in Planet of the Apes
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“Beam me up, Scotty.”
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
What he actually said was…
“Scotty, beam me up.” William Shatner as “Captain James T. Kirk” in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
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“Why don’t you come up and see me sometime?”
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
What she actually said was…
“Why don’t you come up sometime ‘n see me.” Mae West as “Lady Lou” in She Done Him Wrong
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“Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.”
All About Eve (1950)
What she actually said was…
“Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” Bette Davis as “Margo Channing” in All About Eve
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“This could be the beginning/start of a beautiful friendship.”
Casablanca (1942)
What he actually said was…
“Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” Humphrey Bogart as “Rick Blaine” Casablanca
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“No more wire hangers!”
Mommie Dearest (1981)
What she actually said was…
“What’s wire hangers doing in this closet when I told you, no wire hangers, EVER!” Faye Dunaway as “Joan Crawford” in Mommie Dearest
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“If you build it, they will come.”
Field of Dreams (1989)
What the Voice actually said was…
“If you build it, he will come.” “The Voice” in Field of Dreams
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“Judy, Judy, Judy.”
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
What he actually said was…
“Hello, Judy.” Cary Grant as “Geoff Carter” in Only Angels Have Wings
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“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?”
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937)
What she actually said was…
“Magic Mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?” Lucille La Verne voicing “Queen” in Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
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“He’s alive!”
Frankenstein (1931)
What he actually said was…
“It’s alive!” Colin Clive as “Dr. Henry Frankenstein” in Frankenstein
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“My mama always said, ‘Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.’ ”
Forrest Gump (1994)
What he actually said was…
“My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” Tom Hanks as “Forrest Gump” in Forrest Gump
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“I’m king of the world!”
Titanic (1997)
What he actually said was…
“I’m the king of the world!” Leonardo DiCaprio as “Jack Dawson” in Titanic
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“Win one for the Gipper.”
Knute Rockne – All American (1940)
What he actually said was…
“Rock, someday when the team’s up against it, breaks are beatin’ the boys, ask ‘em to go in there with all they’ve got. Win just one for the Gipper.” Ronald Reagan as “George ‘The Gipper’ Gipp” in Knute Rockne – All American
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“You’re going out there a youngster/nobody/chorus girl, but you’re coming back a star!”
42nd Street (1933)
What he actually said was…
“You can’t fall down, you can’t, because your future’s in it, my future, and everything all of us have is staked on you. All right, now, I’m through. But you keep your feet on the ground and your head on those shoulders of yours and go out, and, Sawyer, you’re going out a youngster, but you’ve GOT to come back a star.” Warner Baxter as Julian Marsh” in 42nd Street
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“The dingo ate my baby!”
A Cry In The Dark (1988)
What she actually said was…
“The dingo took my baby!” Meryl Streep as “Lindy Chamberlain” in A Cry In The Dark
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“Smile when you say that/call me that!”
The Virginian (1929)
What he actually said was…
“If you wanna call me that, smile.” Gary Cooper as “The Virginian” in The Virginian
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“Top of the world, Ma!”
White Heat (1929)
What he actually said was…
“Made it, Ma! Top of the world!” James Cagney as “Arthur ‘Cody’ Jarrett” in White Heat
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“Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore.”
The Wizard Of Oz (1939)
What she actually said was…
“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” Judy Garland as “Dorothy Gale” in The Wizard Of Oz
